QSITE Congratulates our 2008 Award Winners
Submitted by RablinAmanda on Mon, 02/03/2009 - 10:09.
At the QSITE AGM on Friday 27 February our 2008 Award Winners were announced.
Educator of the Year
Amanda Marrinan - Year 2 teacher at St John Vianney's School
Amanda uses ICTs to engage, share, connect and lead by using tools such
as blogs, podcasts, Skype and wikis. Her students have worked on
global collaborative projects, and buddy classes around the world.
Emerging Leader of the Year
Jesseca Oram - teacher at Aldridge State High School
Jesseca has been an active member of the Wide Bay QSITE Chapter.
She set up an ICT Certificate Community in EQ's Blackboard environment,
and advised on the development of six innovative Lighthouse Projects
across the KLA's in Years 8 - 12. She has also, provided coaching and
mentoring for her colleagues. In 2008, Jesseca received a Smart
Classrooms Teacher Award.
Outstanding Lead of the Year
Monika Stinton
In Monika's words, she ... "graduated from college so long ago it's
a distant memory." She "was introduced to computes by a student with
disabilities whose whole attitude to learning and self image
transformed when showing me how to use a computer (Apple 2e)." Monika
has worked as a Computer Coordinator, Education Advisor and
Professional Development Manager. She began the Sunshine Coast Chapter
of QSITE, and worked as a leader of this Chapter until 2006. In recent
years, Monika led the Outback Chapter of QSITE, and has worked on
developing, delivering and reviewing Education Queensland's Pedagogical
License.
Making IT Happen Awards
QSITE also honoured 2 of our dedicated executive members who have
made such a difference to both QSITE and ICT education in Queensland.
These awards follow in the tradition of ISTE (International Society for
Technology Educators) and awards given at ACEC 2008 in Canberra last
year. These are a more light-hearted award and the prize included ISTE
jackets (black for male, pink for female) and some sytlish accessories.
John Oxley (outgoing QSITE President) and Lyn Allsop (QSITE Treasurer)
QSITE Congratulates our 2008 Award Winners
At the QSITE AGM on Friday 27 February our 2008 Award Winners were announced.
Educator of the Year
Amanda Marrinan - Year 2 teacher at St John Vianney's School
Amanda uses ICTs to engage, share, connect and lead by using tools such as blogs, podcasts, Skype and wikis. Her students have worked on global collaborative projects, and buddy classes around the world.
Emerging Leader of the Year
Jesseca Oram - teacher at Aldridge State High School
Jesseca has been an active member of the Wide Bay QSITE Chapter. She set up an ICT Certificate Community in EQ's Blackboard environment, and advised on the development of six innovative Lighthouse Projects across the KLA's in Years 8 - 12. She has also, provided coaching and mentoring for her colleagues. In 2008, Jesseca received a Smart Classrooms Teacher Award.
Outstanding Lead of the Year
Monika Stinton
In Monika's words, she ... "graduated from college so long ago it's a distant memory." She "was introduced to computes by a student with disabilities whose whole attitude to learning and self image transformed when showing me how to use a computer (Apple 2e)." Monika has worked as a Computer Coordinator, Education Advisor and Professional Development Manager. She began the Sunshine Coast Chapter of QSITE, and worked as a leader of this Chapter until 2006. In recent years, Monika led the Outback Chapter of QSITE, and has worked on developing, delivering and reviewing Education Queensland's Pedagogical License.
Making IT Happen Awards
QSITE also honoured 2 of our dedicated executive members who have made such a difference to both QSITE and ICT education in Queensland. These awards follow in the tradition of ISTE (International Society for Technology Educators) and awards given at ACEC 2008 in Canberra last year. These are a more light-hearted award and the prize included ISTE jackets (black for male, pink for female) and some sytlish accessories.
John Oxley (outgoing QSITE President) and Lyn Allsop (QSITE Treasurer)
Townsville Chapter AGM
TIME: 5.30pm for 6.00pm - followed by an informal dinner at the nearby “Happy Inn” Chinese Restaurant
VENUE: Vincent State School - Library
280 Palmerston Street, Vincent
AGENDA:1. Annual General Meeting and Election of Office Bearers.
The activities of the Townsville Chapter of QSITE are organised by a committee which is comprised of:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Professional Development Officers (2)
Have you considered joining this team? Nominations will be accepted both prior to and at the meeting. Nomination forms are available from Christie Schmid (email cschm29@eq.edu.au).
2. QSITE Activities for 2008What are your professional development requirements in Information Technology? Contribute to a Calendar of Events that will be of value to you by suggesting a session, or volunteering to lead a session or host a workshop.
3. Guest Speaker
Getting Digital with IT - Keith Spencer
St Margaret Mary's College (SMMC) has joined the Digital Education Revolution and begun the first phase of its 1-to-1 computing programme. Keith will describe the journey so far and where it may take SMMC in the future. Senior students at SMMC have their own EeePC ultra-light laptop which they can use in all their classes throughout the school day. Keith will describe why the EeePc was chosen, how the EeePC is configured for student use and what changes have been made to the College IT environment to accommodate 1-to-1 computing, including professional development for staff. SMMC has also moved from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice and Keith will discuss the issues related to this move.RSVP re attendance at our AGM and/or dinner by Monday 2.03.09 by fax on 4758 0600 (attention Christie Schmid) or email cschm29@eq.edu.au
Mackay Chapter AGM
Mackay Chapter AGM
Venue: Whitsunday Anglican School; Room G3
Time: 4:00 PM
QSITE AGM 2009
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
is pleased to invite all members to:
The 2009 QSITE Annual General Meeting
Friday 27 February 2009, 7:00pm
Anglican Church Grammar School, Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
Nicholls Theatre in the Stanley and May Smith Science Centre.
The 2009 QSITE AGM Agenda will include:
Confirmation of State Office Holders
Announcement of the 2008 QSITE Award Winners
Dress: smart casual
RSVP: 20 February 2009
Enquiries: QSITE Secretariat, p: 07 5429 5214, e: secretary@qsite.edu.au
Welcome 2009
All members are welcome to our AGM on 18 February at the Coffee Star in Bolsover Street commencing at 4pm.
QSITE AGM 2008
QSITE AGM
The 2008 QSITE Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 29 February 2008, 7:00pm Anglican Church Grammar School
Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
QSITE AGM 2008
Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
is pleased to invite all members to:
The 2008 QSITE Annual General Meeting
Friday 29 February 2008, 7:00pm
Anglican Church Grammar School, Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane.
Nicholls Theatre in the Stanley and May Smith Science Centre.
The 2008 QSITE AGM Agenda will include:
Confirmation of State Office Holders
Launch of the new QSITE website
Announcement of the 2007 QSITE Award Winners
Special motion to incorporate into the Rules (constitution) the new class of members - Corporate
Also featuring...
Keynote address by
Dr Margaret Lloyd
Senior Lecturer in the School of Maths, Science and Technology Education,
Queensland University of Technology:
"What's happening with IT in the Senior Phase of Learning?"
Extract... Each state and territory in Australia offers specialist IT studies in the senior secondary curriculum. Since the start of the millenium, however, numbers in these subjects have been falling and the gender disparity has been increasing.
This presentation will outline student participation in these subjects in Queensland as well as in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Consideration will also be given to the experiences of Year 10 students as recorded in MCEETYA's (2007) reporting on the national ICT Literacy Testing and being investigated in a current major research study.
Given the national importance of IT in the context of the digital education revolution, the circumstance of falling numbers in these subjects is of major concern. Redressing this free fall should be a goal of educational systems across Australia and a major consideration in the framing of new (state or national) curriculum offerings in IT.
Dress: smart casual
RSVP: 20 February 2008
Enquiries: QSITE Secretariat, p: 07 5429 5214, e: secretary@qsite.edu.au
